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Drive Notes: 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale eAWD

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The Tonale is built along its sibling, the Dodge Hornet, in Italy. Unlike the Hornet, the Tonale is available only as a plug-in hybrid, using the same powertrain as the Dodge Hornet R/T. liter turbocharged four-cylinder to a 90 kW electric motor for a system output of 285 horsepower and 347 lb-ft of torque. This setup mates a 1.3-liter

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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

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When Dodge previewed its Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust for the all-electric Charger Daytona SRT concept (pictured), enthusiasts were divided. But others felt it broke new ground in terms of vehicular sound design and would ensure electric cars could retain some of the magic of combustion vehicles.

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Stuff We Use: Power Inverters

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Addressing electricity requirements can be tricky, which is why power inverters exist. For anyone who didn’t pay attention in school or still considers electricity to be a mystery, we’ll start this post with a quick explainer of why inverters are necessary when attempting to power household appliances and the like in a modern vehicle.

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Ram Teases Inscrutable Truck

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There is an engine note screaming through the speakers for those who don’t have their device on mute, suggesting this is not an EV or even the expected range-extended version of the all-electric Ram Rev. Or, and we’re just putting this out there as a Wild Rumour of the Day, perhaps Ram is juicing the TRX to Redeye levels of horsepower.

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Seven-day test: Living with the Porsche Taycan RWD

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This one’s optioned with Porsche’s Electric Sport Sound ($1050). To me it sounds a bit like an electric bus when it goes from standstill or when slowing down. That said, if that’s your typical daily commute, it’s easy to see how plugging in overnight would give you all the juice you need.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Intelligent Charging Infrastructure for New Electr. Here we go again.or Carbon trading vs t.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Currently, there are some industrial facilities that use battery swapping to replenish the energy stores of electric forklifts. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.